Chalk stream Fishing

River Allen

The River Allen is a lovely, pure chalkstream that
runs through the finest countryside in Dorset. With a total length of
13 miles, the Allen is a tributary to the Stour, the two rivers coming
together just outside Wimborne Minster and entering the sea at Christchurch.

Of all the English chalkstreams, the Allen is one
of the most private because nearly its entire length is under the ownership
of just two large estates that have been in the same family for many generations.

This is a stream that teems with wild trout and
is heaven for dry fly purists.

DEANS COURT

The River Allen is one of England’s most
unspoilt chalkstreams, which still boasts a thriving population
of our native white-clawed crayfish. Running through the grounds
of Deans Court this beat is fast flowing, with plenty of wild brown
trout and a good head of grayling.

Gin-clear and with plenty of ranunculus to support good fly life
this is an ideal place if you like sight fishing and fish that come
from nowhere to grab a dry fly as it drifts along margins of bank
and weed. Generally it is best fished by wading, though for some
sections you will get out to fish from the bank.

“Challenging enough to be interesting.” “Deans Court is a proper little gem of a fishery!
” “Lots of variety. Big fish, small fish, big grayling.”

River

April 15 - May 14

£55 per Rod

May 15 - June 15

£85 per Rod

June 16 - September 30

£55 per Rod

October 1 - December 31 (grayling)

£45 per Rod

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June 1 - August 31

£195 two days/1 night for two

WIMBORNE ST. GILES

The River Allen is a chalkstream gem, a true
wild trout paradise in the most beautiful, unspoilt and tranquil
English countryside.This is gin-clear water, ideal for sight
and dry fly fishing of the very highest quality.

The fishing is divided into four beats; the three Home beats
plus the Village Water. The Home beats, Crichel, Bowerswaine
and Brockington are a combination of bank fishing with some
wading sections.

Each of the three Home beats is suitable for one Rod, or
they are easily combined for a two friends or a small party

Home Beats

“Small river, secluded, wading.” “It was the first I have fished the Allen but was charmed by it. Absolutely pristine.” “Lovely unspoiled English countryside, the wildlife is amazing and the water crystal clear.
”

May 1 - June 15

£150 per Rod

June 16 - September 30

£100 per Rod

Village Water

The Village Water beat is wild trout fishing
of the highest order. Never easy, this is a long beat that
runs to nearly a mile in length that requires the lightest
outfit and the accurate casting.

Fed by the perennial spring at the headwater of the River
Allen the water will feel distinctly chilly when you first
get in and its pellucid nature will disguise some surprisingly
deep sections. However, the beat is very much left to nature
so the difficulty factor is necessarily high.

The Village beat is suitable for one Rod or two friends
fishing together. It is a 1.5 miles from the Home beats, so
they may be combined for extra variety.

“Small river, secluded, wading.” “It was the first I have fished the Allen but was charmed by it. Absolutely pristine.” “Lovely unspoiled English countryside, the wildlife is amazing and the water crystal clear.
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